Severity of Burn Injury and the Relationship to Socioeconomic Status in Nova Scotia, Canada
Joint Authors
Le, Jeffrey
Alyouha, Sarah
Liu, Lihui
Williams, Jason
Bezuhly, Michael
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Few Canadian studies have examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and incidence of burn injury.
We seek to evaluate this relationship using median income as a measure of SES in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Methods.
Nova Scotia residents admitted to the Queen Elizabeth II burn unit in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1995 to 2012, were included in the study.
SES was estimated by linking the subject’s postal code to median family household income via Canadian population census data at the level of dissemination areas.
Four equal income groups ranging from lowest to highest income quartile were compared (average total burn percentage).
Likelihood ratio was calculated to evaluate the effect of median family income burn injury in each income quartile.
Results.
302 patients were included in the analysis.
Average percent total burn surface area was 19%, 15%, 15%, and 14% (p=0.18) per income quartile (Q1: lowest, Q4: highest), respectively.
Likelihood ratios for income quartile Q1–Q4 were 1.3 (0.8–1.6), 1.2 (0.6–1.4), and 0.7 (0.6–1.2), respectively.
Conclusion.
Contrary to findings in other geographic regions of the world, severity or incidence of burn injury in Nova Scotia, Canada, does not change in relation to SES when using family median income as a surrogate.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Le, Jeffrey& Alyouha, Sarah& Liu, Lihui& Bezuhly, Michael& Williams, Jason. 2015. Severity of Burn Injury and the Relationship to Socioeconomic Status in Nova Scotia, Canada. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Le, Jeffrey…[et al.]. Severity of Burn Injury and the Relationship to Socioeconomic Status in Nova Scotia, Canada. Advances in Public Health No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Le, Jeffrey& Alyouha, Sarah& Liu, Lihui& Bezuhly, Michael& Williams, Jason. Severity of Burn Injury and the Relationship to Socioeconomic Status in Nova Scotia, Canada. Advances in Public Health. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1053843
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1053843